Oct. 19 - Delivering Kindness

Day 291 of a year of kindness

I bought an ankle warmer from Amazon for my adorable, amazing ankle (see kindness day June 7: talking nicely to your healing self) and it didn’t really work as expected. So, I returned it this morning at Staples. I decided it would be kind to put in some words of encouragement to the person who has to deal with this return - and maybe make them smile. I can’t imagine that too many returns have smiley faces on them.

Science of Kindness: Research shows that small, unexpected gestures - like kindness on a return - can shift someone’s mood, reduce stress, and increase feelings of belonging. #BeKind #KindnessCounts #KindnessCounts2025 #kindness #kindnesswins